Media Law

Including freedom of expression, contempt and defamation.

Rosalind McInnes

Rosalind graduated from Glasgow University in 1991 and worked in commercial litigation in private practice in Edinburgh before joining the BBC, from Maclay Murray & Spens, in December 1997.  She is Principal Solicitor, BBC Scotland, has taught Media Law at various UK universities and, as a former Council member, served on various Law Society committees.

Her book publications include “Contempt of Court in Scotland” (CLT), “Scots Law for Journalists” (Greens), “The Yearbook of Media Law” (OUP) and “Media Law and Practice” (OUP).  She also annotated the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act for Sweet & Maxwell.  She judges the Monroe Price Annual Media Law Moot at Oxford University and is a member of the Fleet Street Lawyers Society, Ad IDEM, MLRC and the International Media Lawyers Association.

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